Tuckpointing in the Hill Section, Scranton, PA
Scranton Masonry Repair is a licensed and insured masonry contractor working in the Hill Section, the high ground above downtown where Scranton's grandest old homes stand. We tuckpoint brick, restore stone, replace lintels, and rebuild chimneys on the large houses that fill the district.
The Hill Section is where the anthracite money built. Its streets carry big brick-and-stone houses from the coal era, many with cut stone trim, tall chimneys, and detail work that a plain repair would ruin. The brick is soft and lime-set, and the stone is worked, so both need a hand that matches rather than covers.
On these houses the match is everything. We point in a lime mix keyed to the original joint, and we restore the stone sills, caps, and trim in materials suited to soft masonry. A hard portland joint forced into old brick cracks the face, and an aggressive cleaning strips the skin off worked stone. We work soft and match tight, so the repair reads as part of the original house.
We handle tuckpointing and repointing, stone and masonry restoration, lintel replacement, and chimney repair in the Hill Section. Call (570) 555-0148 for a free estimate on your historic masonry.